Nova Carthago

Nova Carthago was a Carthaginian colony in Spain which existed from 243 BC to 209 BC. It was originally founded by the Celts as Mastia, but, in 243 BC, the Carthaginian general Hasdrubal Barca built the port city of "Nova Carthago" (meaning "New Carthage", now known as Cartagena) on the site of Mastia. It was an excellent haven as the capital of a new Carthaginian province, and it was conquered by the Roman general Scipio Africanus in 209 BC during the Punic Wars.